Meditate On
For you did not receive a spirit that makes
you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by Him
we cry, “Abba, Father.”
Romans 8:15, NIV
The
Spirit Of Sonship
The Spirit of sonship which we have
received from God is the Spirit by which we cry, “Abba, Father.” Have you ever
cried to God like He is your Daddy? Yes, He is El Shaddai. He is Elohim. But in
the new covenant He is Daddy! The Holy Spirit put the Aramaic word “Abba”
there, which means “Daddy” or “Papa” in English, and didn’t have it translated
because He wants us to know that God is not a distant, impersonal being, but a
close and intimate Daddy! That is the Spirit of sonship.
My friend, when you pray, learn to say,
“Dear Daddy God…” Forget the formalities and traditions of man. Just call Him
“Daddy”, and sense His closeness to you. You can bring all your cares, worries
and anxieties to Him, knowing that the all-powerful King of the universe is
your Daddy!
At the cross, Jesus cried out, “My God, My
God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46). For the first time, He
addressed His Father as “God.” He experienced distance—in fact, a
cutting-off—from the Father because He was carrying all our sins upon Himself.
Why? So that you and I can experience closeness and intimacy with the Father,
and cry out “Daddy!” from our hearts.
A child who cries “Daddy!” belongs in his
daddy’s embrace. So when we cry out, “Daddy God!” we take our place as His
beloved children, and find our strong and loving Daddy rushing in to embrace,
protect and deliver us!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
